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Brock Lesnar is now a free agent after his contract expired sometime this year and while one would think the two sides would get a deal done, it ultimately never happened. Whether this means Brock Lesnar is done for good or not remains to be seen, but it's likely we won't see him in the squared circle for a while.
Unfortunately for WWE and their Superstars, this means that they will have to wait a while until they see The Beast incarnate inside a ring again. Furthermore, they are going to miss out on a lot of passing of the torch opportunities in the process, which is crucial to the growth of the company.
With that being said and Brock Lesnar now officially a free agent, here are five Superstars that are going to be negatively affected by the move. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and tell us if you think Lesnar will ever return to WWE.
#5. Vince McMahon
What is Vince McMahon going to do without Brock Lesnar in WWE? Not only was Brock Lesnar the company's biggest draw throughout the last couple of years, but he was also a cornerstone of every title picture he took part in. Beyond all of that, he brought a legitimacy to WWE that is unparalleled.
If nothing else, Brock Lesnar showing up at any pay-per-view or an episode of RAW guaranteed ratings. It also guaranteed that whoever challenged him for the title was someone that WWE viewed very highly and could have a great future ahead of them if things went right.
In the end, there are a countless number of Superstars that have made their name off of Brock Lesnar and he is a big part of the company's history. Whether WWE likes it or not, that's not going to be something that is easy to replace and the company might never fill that void.
#4. Bobby Lashley
Brock Lesnar versus Bobby Lashley was one of the last few dream matches fans wanted to see before the former UFC star retired and it looks like it's in danger of not happening. In fact, between Lesnar climbing up there in age and not reaching a deal with WWE, this could very much be Brock Lesnar's way of calling it quits.
While Lesnar has every right to retire at this point in his career, especially after all he has accomplished during his tenure with the company, Bobby Lashley even admitted himself that he wanted a match with Brock Lesnar. It might have even been the one thing that helped get Bobby Lashley's career back on track.
In all honesty, there are a lot of Brock Lesnar dream matches out there, including Matt Riddle, Keith Lee, and The Fiend, but Bobby Lashley still remains the top one. It's almost like both Superstars' careers are incomplete until they finally go toe to toe with each other.
#3 The entire WWE Universe
Believe it or not, it will be the WWE Universe that ends up missing Brock Lesnar more than anyone else. Now, that might be a little hard to understand with fans constantly throwing words like a part-time champion and glory hog around, but Brock Lesnar brought a magic to the ring that few others in WWE could ever replicate.
In fact, between winning championship after championship in record time and doing so with the dominance of an unstoppable force, Brock Lesnar deserves an eventual spot in the Hall of fame for what he has accomplished. He also deserves WWE fan's respect, which he will probably get now that he is on break for a while.
In the end, fans might not want to admit this about Brock Lesnar, but they are going to miss The beast incarnate. They are going to miss watching him take superstar after Superstar to Suplex city and completely obliterated his opposition in a matter of minutes.
#2. Paul Heyman
While WWE seems to be doing a great job of moving on from Brock Lesnar, especially with Paul Heyman now becoming the official advocate for Roman Reigns, it's insanely obvious that the duo will never capture that same magic. In fact, becoming Roman Reigns' advocate almost seems like a step down.
Now, that's not meant to be a slight or anything like that, but what Heyman and Brock Lesnar had on-screen was special. Maybe that had to do with how Heyman was able to capitalize off of Lesnar's legitimacy, or maybe it was just the fact that they weren't seen very often, but it was still a very special duo.
With Lesnar seemingly taking a hiatus from WWE, it looks like Heyman may never get the chance to recapture that magic again. Of course, he will have a chance to help Roman Reigns gain legitimacy over the next couple of months, but it will be nothing compared to what he did with Lesnar.
#1. Entire Monday Night RAW roster
Brock Lesnar going on hiatus will affect a lot of different people in a lot of different ways, and no one will suffer more than the entire Monday Night RAW roster. Not only is that evident by how Lesnar served as a gatekeeper for Superstars looking to reach the next level, but also by how he elevated everyone he faced.
Of course, he didn't lose very often and sometimes outright obliterated the Superstar he faced, but he did make them relevant in defeat. One perfect example of this was Finn Balor, who put up a good showing against Lesnar at last year's Royal Rumble, but was ultimately forced to tap out to a triangle choke
While Balor's on-screen character took the loss as outright humiliating, he was slowly elevated in the process. He became the man that went toe to toe with Brock Lesnar and was seconds away from defeating him. If nothing else, that's a badge of honor and indicative of how easy it is for Brock Lesnar to elevate the roster.
